Early day motion · EDM 555 · 3 Jun 2020
Reading tax on audiobooks
Tabled by Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party)
48 signatures
The motion
That this House welcomes the Government action on axing the reading tax on e-books to bring the rate of VAT in line with print books; notes with concern that audiobooks still carry the full rate of VAT; believes that audiobooks are vital for millions of people in the UK with visual impairments, dyslexia or other reading disabilities and should not be treated as a luxury; notes that many European countries have recently adjusted their rates of VAT on audiobooks and e-books to bring them into line with the treatment of physical books; and calls on the Government to immediately review the VAT treatment of audiobooks and to bring forward legislation to remove VAT from audiobooks in a timely fashion.
Source: the official Early Day Motions database.